Marcos Odara has been playing the conga drums for 39 years and teaching for the last 20. Odara hails from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and now calls Oakland home. The drum master teaches Brazilian ...

Luciano Xavier began drumming in his native Brazil before he was even tall enough to reach the top of a drum. At 4 years old, his godfather noticed his rhythmic ability and built him a special stand ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet wraps up its winter season with contemporary Brazilian dance flair. Grupo Corpo, translated as “Body Group,” performs Tuesday at Aspen District Theater. The company began in 1975 ...

A writer struggled with being present. This Brazilian drum helped her pay attention. By Carolina Abbott Galvão Earlier this year, Paul Simon’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” came on at a party ...

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes and get ready to let loose and join in drumming and dancing to music from around the world at the World Rhythm Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 27-29, at ...

IS CELEBRATING ALMOST 20 YEARS DANCING TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUMS, FANCY FEATHERS AND BRIGHT BEADED COSTUMES. WE MAKE THE COSTUMES. ACTUALLY, HERE WE DO EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING’S HANDMADE. THE SOUND AND ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For the very first time ever the City of Huntsville and The Blossomwood Foundation are teaming up to bring the “Rio Nights” Samba Dance Competition with an outdoor “Brazilian Dance ...